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Aviva Premiership 13/14 season thread

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    #32
    toomevara
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭toomevara


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Jesus, that's genuinely just horrible what Saracens are doing. Not in the spirit of rugby at all, even if it is Henson. Wish they'd take their corporate bull**** and feck off

    Ditto, if Saracens are rugby's future include me out. I reckon Bath would be well within their rights to lodge a complaint and I'd be surprised if the RPA don't get involved..bloody souless 'franchise' in every sense of the world...


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    #33
    thomond2006
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    Nick Wood gets eight weeks. Should be months rather than weeks...


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    #34
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Nick Wood gets eight weeks. Should be months rather than weeks...

    8 weeks? Jesus that's ridiculously light


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    #35
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    I suppose there's things to factor in there. He looked genuinely upset afterwards. I'm not so sure he could claim it was accidental as he seemed to be looking down at him, but when you watch it again in full speed Jacques head pops out of the ruck like a spring, it looked like he was rucking against the top of his back and his head popped out under the boot. The whole situation happened in a fraction of a second. His concern for Jacques safety afterwards would probably speak volumes also, you don't see that that often when a player's just been sent off. Presumably he pleaded guilty as well. 2 months is about right IMO.


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    #36
    toomevara
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭toomevara


    .ak wrote: »
    2 months is about right IMO.

    Totally agree, I was watching this live..it was the rugby equivalent of a brain-fart. The guy was genuinely distraught afterwards, apologised immediately and admitted his guilt. Factor in his clean record and 8 games sounds good to me....


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    #37
    Buer
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    Prop with a fairly good discipline record in over 200 appearances for his side stamps on the head of a player that's on the ground. Winds up with 8 week ban. Common opinion is that it's very lenient. It's funny how perception works!


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    #38
    jamiedav2011
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    Buer wrote: »
    Prop with a fairly good discipline record in over 200 appearances for his side stamps on the head of a player that's on the ground. Winds up with 8 week ban. Common opinion is that it's very lenient. It's funny how perception works!

    Uh oh!


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    #39
    Buer
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    jamiedav2011 wrote: »
    Uh oh!

    I know, I know. Can open. Not my intention but it did strike me fairly immediately as a similar scenario and an interesting comparison.


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    #40
    .ak
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    You know you're on thomond2006's blocked list now, right?


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    #41
    Buer
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    .ak wrote: »
    You know you're on thomond2006's blocked list now, right?

    I'd like to think I've been a permanent resident there since an early fishing expedition:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71419226&postcount=59

    :D


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    #42
    .ak
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    Buer wrote: »
    I'd like to think I've been a permanent resident there since an early fishing expedition:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71419226&postcount=59

    :D

    Ha! Hook line and sinker.

















    .... Banned for trolling though.


    :pac:


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    #43
    thomond2006
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    Yeah feckin' fell for that one.

    But good to have you back on the forum Ger!


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    #44
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
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    Jaysus even I wouldn't have fell for that Thomond! :D


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    #45
    thomond2006
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    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Jaysus even I wouldn't have fell for that Thomond! :D

    I was a zealot back then...


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    #46
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭Ugo Monye spacecraft experience


    Nick Wood: "Absolutely gutted by my actions on Sunday. No way I would intentionally kick someone in the head."
    Apology followed by, denial?


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    #47
    .ak
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    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Nick Wood: "Absolutely gutted by my actions on Sunday. No way I would intentionally kick someone in the head."
    Apology followed by, denial?

    I could be sorry for hitting someone accidentally in my car.


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    #48
    toomevara
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭toomevara


    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »
    Nick Wood: "Absolutely gutted by my actions on Sunday. No way I would intentionally kick someone in the head."
    Apology followed by, denial?

    I suppose it's a very rare player who sets out, deliberately and intentionally, to stamp on an opponents face prior to a game. There are almost always mitigating circumstances which occur in the heat of a match, (which in no way excuses the act), but they need to be considered in the cold light of day by the disciplinary.


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    #49
    irishbucsfan
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    Really good game on now between Gloucester and Northampton. Kahn has been pretty shocking. North looks up for it.

    Trinder just knocked the ball on over the line, unforgivable.


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    #50
    irishbucsfan
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    Freddy Burns trying to do a Drico. Chips the ball over the defensive line and then catches the ball on the volley to chip it over Mylers head. Put it a bit too far ahead though.

    Gloucester playing lovely rugby in parts. Northampton defending really well


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    #51
    irishbucsfan
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    George North just made an absolute amazing try out if nothing with 2 minutes left 6 points behind.

    He's worth every penny.


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    #52
    irishbucsfan
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    Hahaha ref has completely unfairly handed the game back to Gloucester and they won the game with a stoppage time penalty.

    Alex King looks like you could fry an egg on his head.


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    #53
    Hagz
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    Draaama


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    #54
    irishbucsfan
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    http://sport.bt.com/video-01363814401986?videoid=2684129715001

    Dunno if BT have geoblocked this, but its that try from the game yesterday. Just brilliant from North to pull something like that out with 2 minutes left when you're down by 6 points. Never thought I'd see him do it below international level!


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    #55
    CatFromHue
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    http://sport.bt.com/video-01363814401986?videoid=2684129715001

    Dunno if BT have geoblocked this, but its that try from the game yesterday. Just brilliant from North to pull something like that out with 2 minutes left when you're down by 6 points. Never thought I'd see him do it below international level!

    It's blocked in my country, Ireland.

    :(

    Hopefully RugbyDump will put it up.


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    #56
    duckysauce
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    It's blocked in my country, Ireland.

    :(

    Hopefully RugbyDump will put it up.




    Crap quality clip, great try though. The ref should be shot for the way the game ended.


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    #57
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Shaun Edwards doing a defensive session on BT right now in the studio. Its a bit mad but it's fascinating to hear what he has to say


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    #58
    dtpc191991
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    shuffol wrote: »
    The latest fare from Saracens

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24120369

    As bad as Henson is that is extremely disrepectful of Saracens and totally out of line with the ethos of what rugby is about. I hope Bath actually let him take a few kicks at goal just to punish them for their insolence.


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    #59
    CatFromHue
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Shaun Edwards doing a defensive session on BT right now in the studio. Its a bit mad but it's fascinating to hear what he has to say

    I only have Saorview, stop teasing me :pac::pac::pac:


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    #60
    irishbucsfan
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    The game is starting now.

    Really hoping Henson plays well. Shaun Edwards was talking up his importance.


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    #61
    Grandpa Hassan
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    Just watched the highlights of yesterday on BT sport. Looks like Tuilagi is back with a vengeance. I know that Newcastle need to go back to tackling school, but bloody hell, he was like a demolition ball!


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